Re: Just found out one of the two tenants died - Landlord Forum thread 357428

Re: Just found out one of the two tenants died by Michelle (CA) on May 17, 2018 @16:00

The bf's estate and/or heirs inherit the lease terms (and key and debts) or a version of those terms, depending on in which city and state you reside. This is so complex, that I have wanted to include a lease clause for it, but haven't gotten around to it. I did read that the landlord needs to include the same clause for all tenants, and not just the ones that the landlord has a concern about.
A version means that some cities automatically call it a one month's notice; some cities don't address it; and I can't recall other possibilities, but they are there. My main concern would be complying to legal codes regarding the bf's possessions. I guess it's possible that the couple had a common-law marriage, but as California does not honor these, I can't elaborate. Do you include next of kin on your tenant application? That would be the party to start with regarding possessions. But, of course, you don't know if that is actually the party in the tenant's will or in your state's default will (if the tenant never wrote one out.
Please let us know what you find and how it turns out!

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